Pronay Halder

Pronay Halder (Bengali: প্রণয় হালদার; born 25 February 1993) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Pronay Halder
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthBarrackpore, West Bengal, India
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jamshedpur
Number14
Youth career
2007–2010Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013Pailan Arrows24(1)
2013–2016Dempo20(0)
2015Goa (loan)8(0)
2016–2017Mohun Bagan20(0)
2016Mumbai City (loan)5(0)
2017–2018Goa13(0)
2018–2020ATK22(1)
2020–2023Mohun Bagan18(0)
2021–2022Jamshedpur (loan)14(1)
2023–Jamshedpur7(0)
International career
2011–2012India U194(1)
2012–2016India U235(0)
2015–2022India23(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Halder started his youth career with Tata Football Academy in 2007 and got graduated in 2010.[2]

Pailan Arrows

Halder signed for Pailan Arrows in the I-League for the 2011-12 season in the summer of 2011. He then played in Pailan's second victory of the season in a Round 23 match against HAL.[citation needed]

Dempo

On 26 October 2013, Halder signed for Dempo with three other players Alwyn George, Holicharan Narzary and Narayan Das.[3] He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 1 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Duler Stadium and played the whole match which ended in a 0–0 draw.[4]

FC Goa (loan)

Halder represented FC Goa during the 2014 Indian Super League but did not feature in any game, due to an injury, which kept him out of most of the 2014-15 I-League season.[5] Halder was signed up by FC Goa again on loan from Dempo for the 2015 ISL.[6]

Mohun Bagan

On 30 December 2015, Halder signed two-year contract with Mohun Bagan.[citation needed] Coach Sanjoy Sen said in a press conference later in the week that Halder was an "inspirational young talent".[citation needed]

2015-16 season

On 16 January 2016, Halder made his debut for Mohun Bagan against Salgaocar which Bagan won 4–2.[citation needed] Halder has made a total of 10 appearances in I-League season and was awarded Man of the Match twice.[citation needed] He was the first choice defensive midfielder in Bagan[citation needed] but due to knee injury it kept him sidelined for 2 weeks.[citation needed] On 24 February 2016, Halder started for Bagan in AFC Cup against Maldives club Maziya S&RC.[citation needed]

2016-2017 season

On 8 January 2017, Halder played against Churchill Brothers in first game of the season.[citation needed] He has also played in AFC Cup for Bagan in most of the group stage matches.[citation needed]

Mumbai City (loan)

Halder signed for Mumbai City for 2016 ISL season.[citation needed]

FC Goa

On 23 July 2017, Halder got picked by Goa in ISL Draft for 2017–18 season.[citation needed]

ATK

In June 2018, ATK has signed Halder on a two-year deal.[citation needed] He became the number one choice for coach Steve Coppell in midfield.[citation needed]

Jamshedpur

In September 2021, Jamshedpur loaned in Pronay for the upcoming season. He returned to the city where he made his start as a football player with Tata Football Academy.[7]

He made his debut for the club against East Bengal, on 21 November, in a 1–1 stalemate.[8][9] On 15 March, he scored his only goal of the season in the playoffs semi-final second leg, against Kerala Blasters in a 1–1 (1–2 agg) draw.[10][11]

International

Youth

Halder played for India U19, and was involved in three matches and scored against Uzbekistan U19.[citation needed]

He was the part of India U23 for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification which was held in Oman from 23 June 2012.[12] Halder played 4 matches during the tournament.[13]

Senior

Halder became the 496th player to earn a senior cap for India on 31 August 2015 against Nepal in an International friendly.[14] Halder scored a stunning long ranger on his debut for India against Chinese Taipei in Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 February 2023[15]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pailan Arrows2011–12I-League300030
2012–132114[a][b]0251
Palian Arrows total2414000281
Dempo2013–14I-League1704[b]0210
2014–15300030
Dempo total2004000240
Mohun Bagan2015–16I-League1101[a]07[c][d]0190
2016–1790001[d]0100
Mohun Bagan total2001080290
Goa
(loan)
2015Indian Super League800080
Mumbai City
(loan)
2016500050
Goa2017–181302[e]0150
ATK2018–191402[e]0160
2019–20810081
ATK total2212000241
ATK Mohun Bagan2020–21Indian Super League16000160
2022–23200020
ATKMB total1800000180
Jamshedpur
(loan)
2021–22Indian Super League14100141
Jamshedpur2022–23700070
Career total1513130801723

International

As of 7 June 2021[16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India201550
201650
201700
201841
201960
202120
Total221
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.1 June 2018Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India  Chinese Taipei5–05–02018 Intercontinental Cup[17]

Honours

India

Jamshedpur

References